Fitchburg police: Intoxicated man tried to grope woman

FITCHBURG -- Police say a Day Street man was "heavily intoxicated" when he was arrested on a charge that he groped a woman in his apartment building Saturday.

Erik Alan Kamppuri, 46, of 78 Day St., No. 2, was charged with indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older. He was arraigned Tuesday in Fitchburg District Court, where he was held on $1,000 bail.

A woman told Fitchburg police she was at Kamppuri's home when he allegedly touched her breasts and genitals against her will. Further details of the allegations were blacked out from the court file, but Capt. Paul Bozicas on Tuesday said Kamppuri appeared to be very drunk when he allegedly assaulted the woman, whom Kamppuri had invited to stay at his apartment.

Report: Man tried to run down girlfriend

FITCHBURG -- Police allege a Leominster man attempted to run down his fleeing girlfriend with a car after she reported he was abusing her, according to court documents.

Walter Valentin, 41, of 73 Laurel St., was charged Monday with assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon and threatening to commit a crime. He was arraigned in Fitchburg District Court on Tuesday and held on $750 bail.

The alleged victim told Officer Stacy Cronin she went with her boyfriend to his friend's house on Ray Avenue, where she argued with Valentin over family matters. Valentin allegedly hit her in the chest, and she ran away toward Lunenburg Street with him following in a car.

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The woman told Cronin that Valentin had been verbally abusive in the past, that he had hit his ex-girlfriends, and that "today he stated he would kill her before the cops could come."

Man allegedly tries to stab roommate

LEOMINSTER -- A Mechanic Street resident pulled a knife on one of his three roommates because he had to stay at a family function with them 90 minutes longer than planned Sunday, according to Leominster District Court records.

Arthur J. Williams, 26, 523 Mechanic St., Unit 6, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of assault and battery.

Williams and his roommates on the way home from the family function when they stopped at a convenience store, where Williams punched a 24-year-old roommate while arguing about staying at the family function, court records said.

Williams kicked open the apartment door when they returned to their home, according to the court records.

Williams' girlfriend tried to calm him when he continued his assault on the male roommate, but he picked up a knife and threatened to hurt him, court records said.

One of the female roommates reported that Williams turned on her.

"She further stated that during this whole commotion, (Williams) grabbed her hair and put his thumbs into her eyes," the court document said.

Williams was arraigned Tuesday and released on the promise that he return for his next scheduled court date on Nov. 5.

Witnesses: Man hit stepdaughter, 3

LEOMINSTER -- A Lincoln Terrace resident was charged Tuesday with hitting his stepdaughter and pushing his wife as they walked along Franklin Street about 11:45 a.m.

Adam J. Lancey, 29, 80 Lincoln Terrace, Unit 1R, was charged with two counts of assault and battery. Lancey denied the accusations, and his wife supported him when police arrived.

The 3-year-old girl also said Lancey had not hurt her and did not appear upset, a Leominster District Court document said. But two witnesses said they saw Lancey hit the little girl on the back of the head with an open hand and then a clenched fist.

"They stated he appeared angry," the court document said.

Lancey allegedly pushed the girl's mother twice when she tried to intervene, a court document said.

He was arraigned in court later in the day and released on the promise that he return to court for his next scheduled court date on Nov. 5.

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